George, Another option, though not anywhere close to perfect!, would be to make use of the EQU statement. You could equate BLOCKSTART and BLOCKEND to LOOP and REPEAT, respectively. The (major) downside: you don't get the auto-indenting you get with LOOP and REPEAT (unless you're using an IDE that lets you specify keywords to indent on).
Drew "Providing useless information for over a quarter century!" -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of fft2...@aol.com Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 4:59 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Does UV have a "BLOCK" command George, if I understand your requirement, and your addenda then may I present a solution, which 1) allows ignoring all subsequent actions at any point; and 2) is completely re-arrangeable at whim; and 3) allows any number of conditional testing to be done at any random point within the entire block. As you can see, every sub-area below may be moved up or down the ladder without harming the logic and you don't need the Loop confusion. All you sacrifice is the 3/100ths of a picosecond it takes the system to re-evaluate a condition it already knows. Equate false to 0, true to 1 George.is.done = false Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false Check some condition and set George.is.done true or false If Not(George.is.done) then Do some code .... -----Original Message----- From: George Gallen <ggal...@wyanokegroup.com> To: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 1:33 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Does UV have a "BLOCK" command In this particular program, I will be rearranging the blocks of code into different orders, and it's easiest to read the logic of the program top down. If I used subroutines, In order to keep that top down logic, every time I move a subroutine reference in the main code to a new location, I'd also have to move the subroutine code around also so if you were to read the program, it still flow top down, and your not hunting out where each subroutine is. I use the small main with subroutines often. But in this case, readability is the key. None of the other methods are wrong, just in this instance, I'd prefer not to use them. George > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Steve Romanow > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 4:24 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Does UV have a "BLOCK" command > > On 2/7/2011 4:20 PM, George Gallen wrote: > > My main aversion to the subroutine method is that to me, I think > > of subroutines as code that used in multiple places, if it's only > > used once, why not put in the main code. > > > > Yes, it can be used once....and still be a subroutine... > > > > George > > /listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > I like to use subroutines as a way to shorten my main loop into a nice > concise routine. > If there is a good logical chunk, why not take it. Even if it is only > used once. Something like GET.UPC or HANDLE.KIT > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
